The Latest from the League
Meet our Civic Celebration speakers!
We’re excited to welcome an amazing line-up of speakers to honor former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton and former U.S. Senator David Durenberger at our upcoming Civic Celebration on October 10th!
Capitol Pathways Host Application Now Open!
Do you work in or around the State Legislature? Then support students of color and their path to becoming civic leaders in Minnesota by hosting a Capitol Pathways intern for the 2020 legislative session!
Audio: Policy On Tap – The Business Behind Your Trash
On August 20th, Policy On Tap host Tom Weber was joined by a panel to talk The Business Behind Your Trash. Listen here!
2020 Slate of Board Nominees
With great enthusiasm, the Citizens League Board of Directors has approved the following slate of board candidates for 2020!
Photo Album: Capitol Pathways Celebration
Our thanks to all who could join us as we wrapped up another year of Capitol Pathways, creating opportunities for college students of color in and around Minnesota’s Capitol. Click here for our photo album of the evening!
Listen to Policy On Tap: An Apple a Day…Makes Waste
What can be done about the amount of food we waste in our communities? Listen to this Policy On Tap talk on food that goes from farm to fridge to landfills.
Welcoming Amanda Koonjbeharry, our new Public Policy Director!
Amanda brings outstanding experience in leading government initiatives, coalition building, project management, and facilitating conversations to this important role.
Recap: Capitol Pathways 4th Annual Celebration
On June 6, 2019, Capitol Pathways students, hosts, and supporters gathered for an evening recognizing the achievements and bright futures of our cohort as the 4th year of the program came to a close.
Capitol Pathways Mentor Q&A: Jordana Palmer
As this year’s Capitol Pathways program nears its completion, we asked Capitol Pathways mentor Jordana Palmer a few questions about her experience thus far.
Join us for Policy On Tap
The Citizens League is launching a new event series that will feature robust policy conversations around one central theme. For our first season, we’re Talking Trash.
Capitol Pathways Mentor Q&A: Sean Mock
As this year’s Capitol Pathways program nears its completion, we asked Sean Mock a few questions about his experience providing mentorship to this year’s cohort.
Capitol Pathways Mentor Q&A: Robert Harper
As this year’s Capitol Pathways program nears its completion, we asked our mentors a few questions about their mentorship experiences so far.
Announcement: Citizens League Policy Director Update
It is with deep gratitude, great appreciation, and a little sadness that I write to tell you that Angelica Klebsch, who has been our Policy Director since March 2018, has accepted a position with an exceptional community partner of ours, CLUES, or Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio.
Capitol Pathways alum is named a 2019 Truman Scholar
Our sincere congratulations to Raie Gessesse, Capitol Pathways 2018 alumna, for being named a 2019 Truman Scholar!
Wells Fargo Stories highlights Citizens League’s Capitol Pathways
We are proud to see that Capitol Pathways was recently featured in Wells Fargo Stories, the online journal of longtime Citizens League corporate member Wells Fargo! The piece highlights current interns, who speak about their experiences in policy before and after acceptance into our internship program.
Capitol Pathways Student Spotlight: An Garagiola-Bernier
“For me, this picture represents the great advances Indigenous Women are making into the political sphere, and the recognition of the value of our voices in crafting policy that will impact many generations to come.”